Evaluation of a systems navigator model for transition from pediatric to adult care for young adults with type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Care

1Diabetes Education Resource for Children and Adolescents, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Published: August 2008

Objectives: To determine whether a systems navigator service, The Maestro Project, could increase medical surveillance for young adults with type 1 diabetes who transfer from pediatric to adult care.

Research Design And Methods: There were two cohorts of participants: 1) a younger group (aged 18 years, n = 82) who had the assistance of the navigator as they graduated from pediatric care and 2) an older group (aged 19-25 years) who were transferred to adult care without this initial support but later enrolled in the program.

Results: Of the older group (who did not have initial access to the navigator), 40% dropped out of adult medical care, compared with a dropout rate of 11% for the younger group, who had access to the navigator at the time of transfer from pediatric care.

Conclusions: The systems navigator helped improve medical surveillance for both groups, although there was no evidence of improved short-term medical outcomes.

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